diff --git a/core/autoload/projects.el b/core/autoload/projects.el
index e3b924b13..edce48b76 100644
--- a/core/autoload/projects.el
+++ b/core/autoload/projects.el
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ;;; core/autoload/projects.el -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
+(defvar projectile-project-root nil)
 (defvar projectile-enable-caching)
-(defvar projectile-project-root)
 (defvar projectile-require-project-root)
 
 ;;;###autoload (autoload 'projectile-relevant-known-projects "projectile")